Upholstery molding



Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

UNITED STATES CHARLES P. SCHLEGEL, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURING 00., A CORPORATION ASSIGNOR TO THE SCI-ILEGEL OF NEW YORK.

UPHOLSTEBY MOLDING.

Application filed July 1,

The present invention relates to upholsterin molding and an object thereof is to provide a construction in which the molding has a filling means with a covering so arranged about the filling means that it may be secured thereto on an ordinary sewing machine. Another object of the invention is to rovide an upholstering molding having a filling means formed of a plurality of strips within a covering separated by stitching which SGIVGS also to secure the covering about the filling means.

To these an'd other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described: the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: I

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a fragment of'oneembodiment of the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment 1 V of another embodiment of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1 1 and 2 indicate two filler strips made in this instance of paper, the strip 2 having a strengthening wire :1: extending therethrough. These strips are surrounded by a coverin in this instance in the form of a strip 0 fabric having a central pile surface 3 covering the front face and edges of the molding and provided with breaks 4 and 5 along its margins, these breaks lying on the rear side of the molding and overlapping. The overlapping occurs immediately opposite the space between the two filler strips so that a line" of stitching/t3 can be passed between the two fillers and the outer pile surface of the two overlapping portions of the marginal breaks, thereby securing the covering about the filler strips and, at the same time, drawing the front or side faces of the covering inwardly toward the overlapping portions forming in the front face of the covering a longitudinal extending groove in which brads or other fastening devices may be driven, this line of stitching being adapted to be made on the ordinary sewin machine.

In t e embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 2, the fillers 1 and 2 are of equal diameter, and both are preferably made of paper with strengthening wires 0: extending therethrough. The covering is in the form of a fabric strip having a pile surface 3 and 1926. Serial No. 119,967.

break portions 4 and 5, the edges of which overlap. The overlapping, in this instance, owing to the fact that the filler strips l and 2 are of the same diameter occurs substantially at the middle of the moldin instead of to one side as shown in the em )Odllllllt shown in Fig. 1. The stitching 6 passes throu h thefront portion of the cover fabric and t rough the two overlapping portions and between the two filler strips 1 and 2. In both embodiments two filler strips are provided, one or both of which are preferably provided with wires which give a flexibility to the strips but hold the molding in lace. flexible textile covering encloses oth strips and has its edges overlapping on the rear face of the strip opposite the space between the two fillers so that a line of stitching may pass through the front and rear sides of the sides of the covering and tends to separate the strips while at the same time providing a space in which brads or other fasteners may be driven.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An upholstering molding embodying two filler strips, :1 covering strip enclosing both filler stri s and havin its edges overlapping opposite the space between the two filler strips on the rear side of the molding, and fastening means passed between the two filler strips and through the front portion of the covering and the overlapping portions thereof and holding that portion of the front covering between the strips in a depressed condition to provide a conceal ing groove for fasteners used in securing the molding.

2. An upholstering molding comprising two filler strips and a fabric covering for the filler strips having tion and marginal breaks, portion covering the front face and edges of the molding and the marginal breaks overlapping on the underside of the molding opposite the space between the two fillerstrips, and fastening means passing between the two filler strips and through the front portion of the covering and the overlapping ortions and holding that portion of the ront covering between the strips in a depressed condition to provide a concealing groove for fasteners used in securing the molding.

a central'pile porthe central pile 3. An upholstering molding embodying the front portion of the covering and the v overlapping portions thereof and holding that portion of the front covering between the strips in a depressed condition to provide a concealing groove for fasteners used in securing the molding.

CHARLES P. SCHLEGEL. 

